David Gregor
Graduate of Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
After graduating 40+ years ago from one of the oldest and most renowned gunsmithing schools, the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, I have been blessed to be able to work for and with some very interesting people and organizations. My first job as a gunsmith was for a gunshop in Virginia Beach, Virginia by the name of A&P Arms. This job immediately taught me I had some work to do in order to excel in the gunsmithing field. The customer base in the Tidewater area appreciated the 1911 pistol and I therefore started building and customizing the Browning design. Building long range rifles and shotgun work was also part of weekly tasks. While working at A&P Arms I became friends with some Navy guys who were my age and obviously liked guns. Because of this relationship, they asked if I would be interested in working for them. After interviews, screenings and background checks, I found out “these guys” were Seal Team Six operators and their Command was my next place of employment. This job was and still is the best and most special job I ever had during my career as a gunsmith.
Eventually, I became a gunsmith for the Department of Justice, specifically the FBI. I started working on the 1911 pistols and immediately became the full time gunsmith for the Hostage Rescue Team. HRT utilized Springfield Operator pistols and I was responsible for keeping them running. Building bolt guns, mounts, breeching guns and other modifications to weaponry were performed while being the gunsmith for HRT.
Presently, I am the gunsmith for US Trinity Custom located in Northlake, Texas. We predominantly build high end 1911’s and bolt guns. We have several CNC machining centers, lathes and four 3D printers allowing us to build products such as suppressors in stainless, Inconel and titanium. We have bluing, parkerizing, teflon, and Cerakote capabilities along with a heat treat operation and a sophisticated testing lab.